You probably haven’t heard of Erick Auger, but you definitely should. Erick has been into mountain bikes since the very beginning and now runs Faction Bike Studio, a consultancy which supports the bike industry in designing and making the awesome bikes that we all love to ride. So Erick knows a thing or two about bikes.

We sat down to find out about Erik’s background, and then pick his brains on some of the biggest topics in mountain biking design right now. So we chat about geometry, mullet bikes, high pivot bikes, adjustability, eBikes and more. We also discuss what he believes the future holds for the sport. Erick has lived and breathed mountain bikes for his entire career, and it was great to chat with someone who is as into the details as Erick. So hit play below and find out more about Erick and Faction Bike Studio.

To find out more about Faction, you can head to factionbikestudio.com. You can also check them out on Instagram @factionbikestudio and Facebook @factionbike.

Supporting Partners

Hunt Bike Wheels

Hunt bike wheels strive to go above and beyond when serving riders, by applying forward-thinking ideas and the latest technologies to every wheelset. This is backed up with both in-house and Elite level athlete testing with riders such as Matt Stuttard, Jamie Edmonson and Becci Skelton. Their aim is simply to create the best wheels for each type of riding. 

Hunt bike wheels are available through your local bike shop or direct. So you can always rely on being able to speak to a person to access the parts, knowledge or servicing that you need in order to perform at the highest level day-in, day-out. So head to huntbikewheels.com to check out what they have to offer.

As a downtime listener, they are kindly offering a free Hunt accessory pack worth over £40 with each order until the 15th November. All you need to do is to use the code ‘downtime’ over at huntbikewheels.com.

Crankbrothers

This episode is supported by Crankbrothers, and for the next few episodes, I’m going to be telling you about my experience of going back to being clipped in after over 25 years, using their Mallet DH pedals.

To check out their entire range, head to crankbrothers.com, and if you’d like to be in with the chance of winning a pair of Crankbrothers clip-in pedals of your choice, along with their new M20 multi-tool to install them with, just head here. There will be 3 lucky winners chosen after the competition closes on 31st October 2020.

Faction Bike Studio

To find out more about Faction, you can head to factionbikestudio.com. You can also check them out on Instagram @factio...